Document and Entity Information - USD ($) $ in Billions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Feb. 17, 2017
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Trading Symbol	FTV
Entity Registrant Name	Fortive Corporation
Entity Central Index Key	0001659166
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Public Float		$ 17.6
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		346,006,504